e30 fuel cut off switch
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hi ppl last nite was on a greasy road and hit the back wheel off a kerb and bukled my alloys and wen i hit off the cars engine cut off simulating it was a crash which resulted in the fuel cutting off cud sum one tell wer on a bmw e30 320i f reg wer the location off the fuel cut off swith is plz
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march109
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handpaper wrote: 2) There is no impact-triggered fuel/engine kill switch. You've broken something.
No it doesn't, unless you count the normal electrical supply.rite checked the fuel pump its not kicking in checked the relays they r fine so it must hav a fuel cut off switch wer r these located on e30 bmw
Do you know for sure that the fuel pump works? Do you know for sure that the fuel pump is getting power? How?
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There is no fuel cut off switch on an E30!!
Check fuse 11. - Impact may have cut into a cable.
If that's OK, short across 30 and 87 of the fuel pump relay's socket. That should make it run continuously.
Check fuse 11. - Impact may have cut into a cable.
If that's OK, short across 30 and 87 of the fuel pump relay's socket. That should make it run continuously.
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By the way wh are you speaking in txt speak? its actually harder to read and most people wont' bother replyinging if they have to decypher crap every time!
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Well maybe hitting the kerb broke the pump! because there is no fuel cut off switch.
Also if you have an immobiliser then that may be playing up due to an impact. And I am assuming your fuel pump is knackered or not getting power, listen to Brian he knows more about e30s than I know about my own genitals.
Also if you have an immobiliser then that may be playing up due to an impact. And I am assuming your fuel pump is knackered or not getting power, listen to Brian he knows more about e30s than I know about my own genitals.
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i no everyone is trying to help here but it must hav a safty feature on the e30s like because as soon as i hit the fuel just shut off iv checked the fuel pump it runs so it must hav a a fuel switch on it i do hav a immobiliser but it runs off a transponder key so as soon as i turn the igniation on it starts
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what do you mean as soon "as soon as i hit the fuel just shut off"????
Does the car start? does it idle? when you press the go pedal does it then cut out?
or
Does the car NOT start? does it turn over?
There is withought a doubt definatly no fuel cut off switch, but if you could describe the symptoms better we would be able to understand what happening at the moment it appears to be a pump problem.
Did the fuel pump run when you bridged 30 and 87 of the fuel pump relay's socket?
Have you checked fuse 11? is there power to the pump?
Does the car start? does it idle? when you press the go pedal does it then cut out?
or
Does the car NOT start? does it turn over?
There is withought a doubt definatly no fuel cut off switch, but if you could describe the symptoms better we would be able to understand what happening at the moment it appears to be a pump problem.
Did the fuel pump run when you bridged 30 and 87 of the fuel pump relay's socket?
Have you checked fuse 11? is there power to the pump?
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rite wot happend is i hit the kerb and bounced off it rolled along pressed the go pedal and it started to bork out i tried starting it but it wud not kept starting then borking out checked the fuel pump and it was not kicking in wen u turned the ignaition on i hav checked fuse 11 its fine
jcjdavis1 wrote:Hi Do I detect a wind up???
do u really think i wud cum on here sign up for a wind up ya idiot of course im telling the truth thats wot happend all i need to no is that it must hav a safty fuel cot off switch u carnt just hit a kerb and the fuel shut off for no reason
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Yes, I do! You've been told several times to type in English, and you've been told several times that E30s do not have a fuel cut off switch, yet you persist with both.bigneale wrote:jcjdavis1 wrote:Hi Do I detect a wind up???
do u really think i wud cum on here sign up for a wind up ya idiot of course im telling the truth thats wot happend all i need to no is that it must hav a safty fuel cot off switch u carnt just hit a kerb and the fuel shut off for no reason
right so wen i hit the kurb u all think i hav broke sumthing i did not hit the kerb hard how can u just knack a fuel pump like that if thats so then e30 are shitBrianmoooore wrote:Yes, I do! You've been told several times to type in English, and you've been told several times that E30s do not have a fuel cut off switch, yet you persist with both.bigneale wrote:jcjdavis1 wrote:Hi Do I detect a wind up???
do u really think i wud cum on here sign up for a wind up ya idiot of course im telling the truth thats wot happend all i need to no is that it must hav a safty fuel cot off switch u carnt just hit a kerb and the fuel shut off for no reason
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sounds like its your driving, reading and comprehension skills that are shit. Or this is one big wind up since you haven't actualy bothered to listen to anyone who has tried to help you.

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If you hit the kerb hard enough to buckle a wheel, you hit it hard enough to knock a connection loose or break something. 
(If U ht da krb ard enuf 2 brk yr rimz U ht it ard enuf 2 do yr motor in)
(If U ht da krb ard enuf 2 brk yr rimz U ht it ard enuf 2 do yr motor in)
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THE E30 DOES NOT HAVE A FUEL CUT OFF INERTIA SWITCH!! The only inertia switch in an E30 is in the locking ECU and unlocks the doors.
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Well educate us then. Where is it ?
There is NO nucleus.
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I think he found the fuse
Now why isn't there a :muppet: emoticon?
Now why isn't there a :muppet: emoticon?
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bigneale wrote:just to let ya al no the e30 does hav a fuel cut off switch iv found it and its running now so all u lot on here dont no ya arse from ya ear hole u pricks supose to be a technical web site u lot are idiots get a life u sados
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Hi I still think it's a wind up. PS Have a nice day.bigneale wrote:jcjdavis1 wrote:Hi Do I detect a wind up???
do u really think i wud cum on here sign up for a wind up ya idiot of course im telling the truth thats wot happend all i need to no is that it must hav a safty fuel cot off switch u carnt just hit a kerb and the fuel shut off for no reason

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Well perhaps you could be helpful then and tell others where you found this mystery cut-off switch...bigneale wrote:just to let ya al no the e30 does hav a fuel cut off switch iv found it and its running now so all u lot on here dont no ya arse from ya ear hole u pricks supose to be a technical web site u lot are idiots get a life u sados
By the way, we operate a 2 strike system, ie two strikes and your out. Not wishing to be cocky/rude/bigheaded etc but your attitude sucks. If you wish to participate in this forum, then you need to listen to what others have to say, not ignore people, and generally try to wind them up. You'll not receive any further help from people if you keep pissing them off.
So PLEASE loose the attitude, type in English, and remember the E30's are getting old, so handle with care.
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if we are all sados and idiots as u said what ever that means. then why come on the forum and ask us about fuel cut off switch that every ones explaind to u it does not have one but your the only one thats got one ... you sure u got an e30 or did u have a dream. 
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You fools of course ALL E30's have a fuel cut off switch,it's on the right side of the steering wheel and is operated by a piece toothed metal you stick in a turn.


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i did not come on here to piss people off or insult there knoledge of e30s i was mealey asking wheather the e30s hav cut off switches because i did not see how hitting the kerb it cud just shut the engine off starving it of fuel i did check the fuel pump it is working fine i hav check ed the relay and that is fine i then hooked the fuel pump to a main live and tried to start it which it did nothing i do think i was out of order in wot i said and plz accept my soory for being daft with u all i hav not found this switch as i hav cum to reliese it does not hav one there for i dont no wot else i can do to find out y this car wont start as the fuel pump does work fine and the relay is working fine only thing i can now think off is the ecu has locked it self
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im havin a bit of trouble with fuel,
the mrs borrowed my car the other day and she took it to the shop and it was fine she said when she came back to it she tried to start it and it started really lumpy and as soon as she put her foot on the gas pedel and it cut out.it did this a couple of times and went i went down later in the day to pick it up i turned it over and there was nothing at all coming out of it. It turned over OK but didn't even want to go!
I took the fuel hose off the injector rail and turned it over for about 10 seceonds and nothing came out although it was damp. I checked the fuse and that was OK
Does anyone have any idea what could be wrong?
Can the fuel pump sh!t itself that quick?
the mrs borrowed my car the other day and she took it to the shop and it was fine she said when she came back to it she tried to start it and it started really lumpy and as soon as she put her foot on the gas pedel and it cut out.it did this a couple of times and went i went down later in the day to pick it up i turned it over and there was nothing at all coming out of it. It turned over OK but didn't even want to go!
I took the fuel hose off the injector rail and turned it over for about 10 seceonds and nothing came out although it was damp. I checked the fuse and that was OK
Does anyone have any idea what could be wrong?
Can the fuel pump sh!t itself that quick?







